duties of professional accountants Ethical principles of auditors Technical and ethical competence of auditors Essential disciplinary measures for auditors 2 Concept of a profession • Five attributes of a profession – a systematic body of theory – authority of professional bodies – community sanction for control over membership and accreditation – ethical codes – a professional culture 3 The duties‚ rights and values of a professional accountant • Duties to sustain a fiduciary
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Recommendation Brief for an Internal Accountant ACC/544 Recommendation Brief for an Internal Accountant Currently‚ a client with an out-of-control system is grasping for a change in order to regain their internal controls. For any company‚ internal controls are highly important for success. Internal controls assist with minimizing mistakes and dishonesty; however will not completely eliminate them. The client has an out-of-control system in operation and will definitely
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Certified Public Accountant As a Public Accountant you must have strong knowledge in accounting or at least work with the firm. Strong leadership and critical thinking‚ decision making is one of the responsibilities as an accountant. The word Public Accountant is to serve with the government and knowledge about Law’s making accurate financial statements; balance sheet‚ income statement‚ statements of cash flow including auditing‚ reporting‚ posting and balancing. An Accountant must be a positive
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Invaluable Service of Forensic Accountant Recently‚ during a regional seminar on forensic accounting‚ some of the accountants expressed their doubts about the role of Forensic Accountants in the assessment of the various types of insurance claims‚ and especially a business interruption claim. However‚ based on my experience‚ any dispute stemming from a business interruption claim is rare if good forensic accountants are involved. Their involvement at a very early stage of the claim has resulted
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THE ROLE OF AN ACCOUNTANT IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IFRS It is often said that an organization without an accountant is not a serious organization as it has no credibility. This is because the accountant is seen as the financial “gatekeeper” whose presence within an establishment underlines a commitment to sound financial principles and good business values. It is known that almost all aspect of human activities have undergone changes globally as a result of improvements in hi-tech Information and
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Page - 1 - of 4 CHAPTER 1 Audit and Review 1 WHAT IS AN AUDIT An audit has been defined as “an independent examination of‚ and expression of opinion on‚ the financial statements of an enterprise by a duly appointed auditor in pursuance of a relevant statutory or professional obligation”. Independent – an auditor is remote from the enterprise that he/she is reporting on. This independence is defined by law and professional practice. Opinion – an auditor gives an opinion. He does not certify
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John Mullin Audit 5610 Case 6.7 9/25/12 Hamilton Wong‚ In-Charge Accountant 1. If I were placed in Hamilton Wong’s position I would report all of my time worked during the audit of Wille & Lomax. This practice of “eating time” is unethical. While most accounting firms probably feel this type of practice is unacceptable‚ it still happens. If you don’t report all your worked time‚ how does the firm bill their clients properly? What about future audits for the same company? If underreporting
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Professional Accountants in the Modern era | Term Report | | | Submitted by:Komal BashirHumayun BabarSubmitted to:Prof Abdul Rahim SuriyaDate:6th January‚ 2010 | Sohail Wajahat‚ CEO Siemens Pakistan Limited‚ at a recently held award ceremony at ICAP said the role of a Professional accountant was similar to a doctor. “You know the financial problems and their solutions as doctors know the problems of a human body‚” Courtesy: the Financial Daily Professional accountant: A professional
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Difference between Finance and Accountants Financial management and account management worked together for the best interest of a business. It is important to know the difference between an accountant and finance managers. The strategy of financial management is to give the business long term goals and specific objectives needed to reach these goals. The goals of are accountant management to maintain an accurate record of the business finance. Financial and Accountant manager enclose different roles
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course: (ACT611) Managerial Accounting: Information for Decision Making To Mr. Donald Smalling By Dalton Richardson 20031288 January 13th 2013 Overview of Code of Ethics for Accounting Professionals Accountants come face-to-face with several ethical issues on a daily basis. Deciding whether a company’s business practices and the actions of the principals or directors are ethical can be very difficult‚ but holding ethical standards is a fundamental part
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